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Not fun to wake up to a missile flying over my house here in Hokkaido XD I don't know how this going to end, but it feels weird to be in the crosshairs as coll
by quuquuquu 9y ago
Not fun to wake up to a missile flying over my house here in Hokkaido XD
I don't know how this going to end, but it feels weird to be in the crosshairs as collateral damage in a proxy war.
- matt_wulfeck 9y agoJapan is not really collateral. North Korea hates Japan apart from the US. In fact it's really the US that's collateral.
- sluggg 9y agohuh... I am feeling uninformed. Could you enlighten me why this is the case?
- sengork 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule
- ajross 9y agoNeither is true. The DPRK isn't trying to pursue a war against its enemies in a military sense. They're trying to extort money from the world community as a price for peace.
- dba7dba 9y agoTrue. It's all about extortion.
- gaz0rpaz0rp 9y agoOh, well, yeah, I mean the US still isn't quite collateral though...
- tyingq 9y agoNorth Korea has limited directional options if they want a realistic missle test. Having one overfly Japan may just be the least politically bad option they have. Other paths would be toward China, Russia, Taiwan, Phillipines, etc.
- mysterydip 9y agoCompletely offtopic, but where in Hokkaido? I was in Sapporo back about 15 years ago. Most people I've met have only been to Honshu.
- quuquuquu 9y agoSapporo squad!!! So cool to hear it. I spent all summer biking around the country side, really unique people and perspectives around here. Have been interested in Hokkaido ever since it was a level in Splinter Cell haha. It's cheap living here, but I guess I chose the wrong moment to be airbnb'ing in what is otherwise an extremely peaceful region :)